11.09.2020.
Final rehearsal of the promotion ceremony of the Serbian Armed Forces’ youngest officers
Final rehearsal in preparation for tomorrow's promotion ceremony of the youngest Serbian Armed Forces’ officers was held today at the “General Jovan Mišković“ barracks in Banjica, attended by the Minister of Defence Aleksandar Vulin, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, Major General Petar Cvetković, Rector of the University of Defence, Lieutenant General Goran Radovanović, PhD, Commandant of the Military Academy Bojan Zrnić, PhD, Commander of the Guard, Major General Milomir Todorović and Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Air Defence, Brigadier General Željko Bilić.
152 cadets of the Military Academy and the Medical Faculty of the MMA who will be promoted to the first officer rank of second lieutenant tomorrow, are diligently rehearsing the elements of tomorrow’s ceremony. It is planned that the President of the Republic and the Supreme Commander of the Serbian Armed Forces will present pistols with engraved dedication to cadets of the Serbian Armed Forces who achieved the best academic results during their education.For a number of years, the ceremony to promote the youngest officers was held in front of the House of the National Assembly, but given the epidemiological situation and respecting the preventative measures against the spread of the Covid-19 disease, the ceremony will be held again, after 14 years, at the Military Academy, i.e. in the "General Jovan Mišković" barracks.
The program of this year's promotion of the youngest officers of the Serbian Armed Forces includes both an air show and cultural content. Aircraft of the Serbian Armed Forces, members of the Guard, members of the Artistic Ensemble of the Ministry of Defence "Stanislav Binički", actors and musicians will perform.The ceremony to promote second lieutenants of the Serbian Armed Forces will be held tomorrow, on 12 September 2020, starting at 11 o’clock in the “General Jovan Mišković” barracks and it will be attended by the highest representatives of the state and military leadership.
Radio Television of Serbia will broadcast tomorrow’s promotion ceremony live on Channel 1.
